Iraqi Air Force Lands at Qayyarah [Image 5 of 5]

IRAQ

10.30.2016

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 821st Crisis Response Group, signals a taxing Iraqi air force C-130J Super Hercules at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2016. This was the first time a fixed wing aircraft from Iraqi security forces landed at Qayyarah West Airfield since the base was occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in 2014. Coalition forces reconstructed the airfield as part of their effort to assist the Iraqi security forces as the seize territory from ISIL. Qayyarah West Airfield serves as a logistics hub for ongoing operations in northern Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson)